Charles Berger, PhD
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Department Chair, Communication
Office: 117 Everson
Telephone: 530 752 3400
Office: 117 Everson
Telephone: 530 752 3400
| Email: | crberger | @ | ucdavis.edu |
Charles R. Berger, Ph.D. , received his BS in Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Communication from Michigan State University. Dr. Berger has conducted a long-term research program focused on the role cognitive planning and social interaction processes play in the production of messages. In addition, he is concerned with the ways in which information about risk influences individuals judgments of their vulnerability to threatening phenomena. He is perhaps best known for his pioneering research on uncertainty reduction theory. Dr. Berger has edited Human Communication Research and more recently Communication Research . He is a Fellow of the International Communication Association and he has served as President of the Association. Professor Berger has taught courses concerned with communication and cognitive processes at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.